Hecataeus Jacoby, 1888

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Genus Hecataeus Jacoby, 1888

Hecataeus Jacoby, 1888: 612 (type species Hecataeus nigricollis Jacoby, 1888 , by monotypy).

Remarks

This genus contains three described species, occurring in Panama and Brazil. See Fig. 46 for a habitus illustration. The inclusion in Metacyclini may not be correct ( Nie et al. 2020).

Figures

Figs 46–54. Dorsal views. 46. Hecataeus nigricollis Jacoby, 1888. 47. Nyctiplanctus? farri Blake, 1963. 48. Nyctiplanctus ferrugineus (Blake, 1963). 49. Metacycla sallei Baly, 1861. 50. Metalepta degandii Baly, 1961. 51. Zepherina defensa (Bechyné, 1956). 52. Zepherina trinidadensis (Weise, 1929). 53. Zepherina brevicollis (Weise, 1921). 54. Zepherina parvicollis Bechyné & Bechyné, 1976.